Category Definitions:

OPEN
No restrictions on photo manipulation, sizing, enhancements, composition, or other digital editing. Still follow sizing guidelines.

REALITY BASED
All adjustments must look natural:

• No elements may be moved, cloned, added, deleted, rearranged, combined or changed in any way that affects the integrity of the image content

• No manipulation or modification is permitted except: resizing, cropping, selective lightening or darkening, and restoration of original color of the scene

• No special effect filters can be added or applied

• Sharpening must appear natural

Acceptable adjustments include:

• Cropping, Resizing, Straightening, Flipping or  Reversing the image

• Color correction, Overall brightness correction, White balance correction, Recovering shadow detail

• Flare reduction or removal

• Saturation and Contrast control

• Noise reduction and Sharpening